Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$325,500
Entries
651
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 651
Filter
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Brian Hawkins limped in from the cutoff, and Haviv Bahar moved all in for 120,000 from the small blind.
Hawkins called for his remaining 30,000 chips and Bahar tabled 
while Hawkins showed 
.
The board ran out 
and Bahar made a full house to send Hawkins to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Just like that, only 18 players remain in this Casino Employee event!
Here is a look at the new seating assignments and chip counts:
| Table | Seat | Player Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | 1 | Haviv Bahar | 120,000 |
| 178 | 2 | Vincent Russell | 220,000 |
| 178 | 3 | Chris Gellagher | 235,000 |
| 178 | 4 | Josh Clanton | 180,000 |
| 178 | 5 | Don McDonald | 265,000 |
| 178 | 6 | Jermel Stephens | 360,000 |
| 178 | 7 | Bryan Hawkins | 30,000 |
| 178 | 8 | Matt Voskuil | 75,000 |
| 178 | 9 | Abdel Adechoubou | 100,000 |
| 179 | 1 | Eric Lee | 65,000 |
| 179 | 2 | Alex Cordova | 360,000 |
| 179 | 3 | Chris Solomon | 286,000 |
| 179 | 4 | Nathan Bolinger | 113,000 |
| 179 | 5 | Bryan Hollis | 183,000 |
| 179 | 6 | Adem Arbuckle | 234,000 |
| 179 | 7 | Mike Wang | 52,000 |
| 179 | 8 | Victor Kim | 400,000 |
| 179 | 9 | Rick Marting | 47,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
360,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
360,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
286,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
265,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
235,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
234,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
220,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
183,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
||
|
|
180,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
120,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
113,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
100,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
65,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
52,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
47,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
30,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
The last WSOP bracelet winner in the field, Brandon Barnette, has hit the rail.
He won this very same event in 2015 for $75,704, and cashed last year in 55th place for a payout of $1,278. Today's finish means Barnette has cashed in this event for three years in a row. Interestingly enough, these are also his only career cashes.
In his final hand, Barnette got his remaining stack in the middle with 
and was flipping with Jermel Stephens' 
.
The board ran out 
and Barnette's impressive run was over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
335,000
231,000
|
231,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Just 21 players remain in the Casino Employees event on the last break of the night.
Play resumes in about 20 minutes, after which time play will conclude.
Day 2 begins at noon tomorrow, and will play down to a winner.
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Don McDonald limped from early position and Alex Cordova raised directly to his right to 25,000. Action was folded back around to McDonald who called and the two players went heads up to the flop.
The dealer spread the flop of 
and both players checked. Both players also checked on the 
turn.
When the came on the river, McDonald bet 40,000 and Cordova instantly called. McDonald showed 
for a baby flush, and Cordova rolled over 
for a bigger flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
211,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Loc Tran moved all in for 55,000 from under the gun, and Chris Solomon called on the button.
Solomon tabled 
, while Tran was well behind with 
.
The flop came 
, and Tran still needed one of the two remaining fours in the deck to stay alive.
The turn was the , giving Tran some outs to make a straight, but the river was the 
. Tran was eliminated, and Solomon continued to build his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
There was a three-way all-in preflop, and Victor Kim came out on top scoring a double knockout. Kim called two all-ins with 
and when the flop came 
, his opponents were merely drawing dead. Kim took over the chip lead with the recent eliminations of Jesse Kertland, and the last remaining lady, Adrianne Hall.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
